Nicole Schroeder, MD
Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine
Nicole Schroeder, MD, serves as the Chief of the Hand, Elbow, and Upper Extremity Service and is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCSF.
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She is also the Director of Orthopaedic electives for the UCSF School of Medicine and Associate Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Schroeder treats a wide range of conditions and traumatic injuries affecting the upper extremity. Her clinical interests include traumatic injuries of the hand and forearm, tendinoses, Dupuytren's contracture, arthritis, vascular and nerve conditions, bone deformities, dislocations and fractures, joint disorders, ligament and tendon injuries, and tumors. She practices at both the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute at the Mission Bay campus and the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
As an educator and mentor, Dr. Schroeder was recognized as the Haile T. Debas Academy Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery, an honor that celebrates excellence in medical student education. She is an active member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, where she serves on the Resident Education Committee. Dr. Schroeder has received numerous awards for her outstanding teaching, including the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery's James O. Johnston, MD, Outstanding Teaching Award in 2012 and 2018, the UCSF Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013, and the Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Ambulatory Care Setting in 2014. She has been honored for the last several years by the UCSF Muriel Steele Society Honor Roll, which recognizes inspiring and influential women in surgery and surgical subspecialties. Dr. Schroeder is also a member of the Academy of Medical Educators.
Dr. Schroeder earned her bachelor's degree from Williams College and her medical degree from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at UCSF, followed by a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Schroeder joined the UCSF Orthopaedic faculty in 2011.
Awards
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- Haile Debas Academy Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF, 2018
- JOJ Teaching Award Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UCSF, 2018
- Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2016
- Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Ambulatory Care Setting., UCSF, 2013-2014
- Teaching Scholars Program, UCSF, 2013-2014
- JOJ Teaching Award. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF, 2012
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
- Fellowship, Hand and Upper Extremity Orthopedic Surgery Washington University St. Louis 2010
- Orthopedic Surgery Residency UCSF 2009
- MD Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University 2004
- BA Williams College 1999
Interests
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- hand fractures
- hand and finger arthritis
- hand surgery
- finger fractures
- dupuytren's contracture
- wrist arthritis
- lateral and medial epicondylitis
- ganglion cysts
- compressive neuropathies of the hand and elbow
- tendonitis of hand and wrist
- wrist fractures
Websites
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- UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery (orthosurg.ucsf.edu)
- UCSF Health (ucsfhealth.org)
- Meet the Doctor: Nicole Schroeder, MD (video) (youtube.com)
Publications (11)
Top publication keywords:
ImmobilizationAthletic InjuriesRadius FracturesOrthopedicsPatient ParticipationHandArthroscopyThumbOrthopedic SurgeonsWrist InjuriesTriangular FibrocartilageFracture Fixation, InternalPatient PreferenceCollateral LigamentsFingers
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A Biomechanical Analysis of Oblique Metacarpal Metadiaphyseal Fracture Fixation in a Cadaver Model.
The Journal of hand surgery 2024 Garcia-Lopez E, Siu JW, Kwong JW, Kamal RN, Schroeder N, Shapiro LM -
Goal Concordant Care: A Cross-Sectional Study Evaluating Correlates of Concordant Care and Association With Satisfaction and Outcomes.
Hand (New York, N.Y.) 2024 Julian KR, Kwong JW, Leversedge C, Zhuang T, Schroeder N, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM -
Shared Decision Making in Hand Surgery.
The Journal of hand surgery 2024 Lalchandani GR, Shapiro LM, Schroeder NS -
Representation of Female Speakers at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meetings Over Time.
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023 Nwosu C, Wittstein JR, Erickson MM, Schroeder N, Santiesteban L, Klifto C, Jiang Y, Shapiro L -
Thumb ulnar collateral and radial collateral ligament injuries.
Clinics in sports medicine 2014 Schroeder NS, Goldfarb CA
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Anatomical relationships and branching patterns of the dorsal cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve.
The Journal of hand surgery 2013 Root CG, London DA, Schroeder NS, Calfee RP -
Defining ulnar variance in the adolescent wrist: measurement technique and interobserver reliability.
The Journal of hand surgery 2011 Goldfarb CA, Strauss NL, Wall LB, Calfee RP -
Arthroscopic management of traumatic peripheral triangular fibrocartilage complex tears.
The Journal of hand surgery 2011 Strauss NL, Goldfarb CA -
Interclinician and intraclinician variability in the mechanics of the pivot shift test for posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) of the elbow.
Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2010 Lattanza LL, Chu T, Ty JM, Orazov B, Strauss N, O'Reilly OM, Buckley JM -
Surgical correction of clinodactyly: two straightforward techniques.
Techniques in hand & upper extremity surgery 2010 Strauss NL, Goldfarb CA -
Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of distal radius fractures using a pronator sparing approach.
Techniques in hand & upper extremity surgery 2008 Sen MK, Strauss N, Harvey EJ